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Universal Studios(NEW YORK) -- Fast and Furious 6 was tops at the box office for the second straight weekend, collecting $34.5 million in ticket sales. In just ten days of release, the film has grossed more than $480 million worldwide.

The Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo magic crime caper movie Now You See Me debuted in second place with more than $28 million in gross revenue.

The premiere of the Will Smith/Jaden Smith sci-fi adventure, After Earth, finished in third place with $27 million in revenue, a disappointing result, according to industry observers. After Earth was directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

The 3D animated movie Epic tied for fourth place with Star Trek: Into Darkness. Both films had $16.4 million in ticket sales.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales, according to Hollywood.com:

Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- DreamWorks' latest animated film, The Croods about a prehistoric family in search of a new cave to live in, earned an estimated 44.7 million dollars to debut in first place.

The voice cast of The Croods features Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.

The thriller Olympus Has Fallen opened in the runner-up spot, raising 30.5 million dollars.

In its first weekend in wide release, Spring Breakers pulled in five million dollars to claim sixth place.

You won't find Lindsay Lohan's latest film in the top 10. You may not have even known that she appears in a movie titled InAPPropriate Comedy, which screened in 275 theaters and made just 172 thousand dollars, according to Entertainment Weekly. The comedy also stars Michelle Rodriguez and Adrien Brody, and was directed by ShamWow pitchman Vince Offer.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales, according to Hollywood.com:

Disney Enterprises, Inc.(NEW YORK) -- Oz the Great and Powerful held strong at number one at the weekend box office. The Wizard of Oz semi-prequel earned an estimated $42.2 million to top the competition for the second weekend in a row.

The film, based on the legendary fairy tale, earned an estimated $28 million to debut in first place. Despite the achievement, the total is still a disappointment, considering Jack the Giant Slayer had a reported budget of $195 million.

Another comedy, 21 & Over, opened in third place, with $9 million, ahead of The Last Exorcism Part II. The horror sequel premiered in fourth place, with $8 million.

A few Oscar-winning films enjoyed a nice box office bump. Argo saw a nearly 21 percent jump in ticket sales from the previous weekend, when it won the Academy Award for best picture. Life of Pi, which claimed four Oscars, including best director for Ang Lee, had the biggest increase -- about 43 percent.

One more box office note: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first of three Lord of the Rings prequels, has now made $1 billion worldwide.

Here are the top 10 movies from Friday through Sunday, with estimated ticket sales:

Universal(NEW YORK) -- Identity Thief stole the box office crown during what was a slow weekend at theaters across the country.

The Melissa McCarthy-Jason Bateman comedy earned an estimated $14.1 million to finish in first place. The film debuted in the top spot two weeks ago, then relinquished it to A Good Day to Die Hard last week.

The Dwayne Johnson drama Snitch opened in the second spot, raising $13 million.

A Good Day to Die Hard, Bruce Willis' fifth film in the series, plummeted to fifth place, with $10 million.

Comstock/Thinkstock(LOS ANGELES) -- Bruce Willis' latest Die Hard movie debuted as the weekend's top draw - raking in more than $33 million since its opening Thursday.

In A Good Day to Die Hard, the fifth film in the action series, Bruce Willis reprises his role of tough New York cop John McClane, who teams up with his estranged son to protect a Russian government whistleblower.

Identity Thief surprised the movie industry by stealing second place with $23.4 million besting the debut of the new Nicholas Sparks' romantic drama Safe Haven by $2 million.